b'40 Partner News Spring 2021CorporateBuilding Electrical Resilience in the UK Defence IndustryBy Schneider Electric. The UKs defence infrastructure is unique,To create a sufficiently robust architecture, comprised of large disparate estates withwe must first understand the immovable everything from ports to factories. Thisfoundations upon which it must sit.creates management challenges, with an increasing need to reduce costs and increaseFactoring simplicity into infrastructureefficiency. Alongside the MoDs commitmentGrowing complexity of digital technology to carbon-neutrality by 2050 (NZ50),and electrical systems increases potential the coming years will see a shift towardrisks. Alongside the struggle in managing resilience as the nation looks to protect itselfsuch infrastructure, the danger of outages, against both seen and foreseen threats. shocks and fires increases due to incorrectly installed appliances. The current scale and No industries will be greater impacted thannature of the MoDs electrical infrastructure those critical to safe and healthy societymakes its management uniquely challenging,namely; healthcare, defence, grids andboth from a safety and efficiency data storage facilities. In these high-stakesperspective. sectors, resilience isnt just important, it is critical to avoid lost revenue, bad service,One key issue is ensuring all smart and in some scenarios, loss of life. The UKcomponents with a distribution board are defence industry needs a smart, reliable andconnected. Modern connected tools can efficient power distribution system, whichhelp automatically detect all smart devices can proactively mitigate risks. contained within a panel, whether they are'